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Before I start serving up the main course for this week’s topic, I’d like to start with a deeply joyful appetizer. For those of you who are unfamiliar with some of the risks for individuals with Sotos Syndrome, approaching 40% of kiddos with this genetic disorder have congenital heart defects. Because he was not presenting
Cat painted by me, printed by Andy. Dragons also printed by Andy, on my soon to be painted list. Photos by Ariana. Andy Sometimes it feels like these are times that want to clutch at every stray thought and drag them into the stream of consciousness depths via a concrete encased torpor. An epoch, it
Screenshots from an Instagram Story of an event at ICE protests occurring today in Mesa, Arizona, January 30, 2026 that hasn’t been reported on as of the time I am writing this by other mainstream local Arizona media. The first thing I want to clarify before I do anything else is that I am home
I would love to tell you that this was going to be an orderly and comprehensive post. Alas, I spent far too long trying to make some sort of headway in producing a more cohesive blog appearance, and therefore… We’re just going to do a Jackson Pollock style splattering of updates and hope at least
When Tony started his transition into the public school environment during what age-wise was his sixth grade year, I wasn’t sure the degree to which he would acclimate to certain things. I was confident we could help him develop tolerance for a typical school day, but assemblies or field trips? I wasn’t sure he’d ever
I had put a “T” on his whiteboard as an example for our son to practice drawing one of his own five days ago, and he wrote the rest of the letters without any sort of example or guide instead. Him and I at school in mid-November. Photos and screenshots by Ariana. A Quick Note
My fasting blood sugar on August 9th, 2025. All we see here in these posts is just a part of my life, just like that is just a part of my face from November 8th. All photos/screenshots by Ariana. I noticed that I stopped having blood sugar crashes a few weeks after I got COVID
Perhaps you’ve heard something about RFK Jr’s comments about autism recently, or you listened to it. Or you saw his follow up comments to Fox News that were posted on his Instagram. Hot off of paying our taxes all by myself as I have for more than 2 decades, deciding whether or not to file
To Tony My sweet Tony, I know impulse control is something you have to fight to improve every day. For you to remember without mistakes the kind of things you couldn’t do around me when I was recovering was a feat that many might not recognize, but I do. I know you don’t speak often
Many legislators in our state proudly tout their pro-life support. This week, as letters were being read about the lives of disabled community members during a legislative session, some of our legislators walked out without listening, ultimately blocking a bill from being passed that would have resolved budget shortfalls to disability services in this state.
